Whitney Young Students Celebrate State Title With Booze, Get Busted

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Mar 23, 2009 5:40PM

A group of Whitney Young High School students has learned the hard way that there are limits to how much you can celebrate a sports title. 27 students were arrested at a Super 8 Hotel in Washington, Illinois around 2 a.m. Saturday morning just hours after the Whitney Young boys basketball team won their state semifinal game (the team eventually won the state 4A championship). Police said all those arrested were students at the school, yet Chicago Public School spokeswoman Monique Bond says that hasn't been confirmed as some of the arrested students have addresses outside Chicago. Said Bond in a statement: "Any allegations that Whitney Young students may have been involved in inappropriate behavior will need further investigation. Until we are able to confirm if CPS students were involved, it would be inappropriate to comment at this time. The matter remains under internal review and the appropriate actions will be taken as needed." Initial reports claim none of the students arrested were associated with the basketball team. [CBN]